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Recent Examples of outwardly
The new hire was Mike Brown, a funny, amiable man, who, at least outwardly, looks to have a converse personality to Thibodeau.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
The film is an outwardly edgy indie with a soft-hearted Hollywood sensibility.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2026
Websites such as Crooks and Liars and RedState each cover news and politics, but from an outwardly progressive and conservative bias, respectively.
—Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
What has changed is that China is no longer outwardly utilizing anti-colonial rhetoric regarding Kanak.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
The film is an outwardly edgy indie with a soft-hearted Hollywood sensibility.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2026
Websites such as Crooks and Liars and RedState each cover news and politics, but from an outwardly progressive and conservative bias, respectively.
—Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
What has changed is that China is no longer outwardly utilizing anti-colonial rhetoric regarding Kanak.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
Adverb
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His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The strongest employer brands are experienced internally before they are promoted externally.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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The series opens as City’s record-breaking run of 26 games unbeaten comes to a shuddering halt, with a string of defeats in late 2024 leaving Guardiola visibly shaken.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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The proceedings were interrupted several times as Pino became visibly emotional during opening statements.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Aiyuk started his Sunday video by seemingly comparing the Niners to kids who don’t get picked for a pickup basketball game and ruin the fun for everyone else by taking the ball and going home.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The titular bear, who communicates with the girl through language—seemingly telepathic—plays a crucial role in her survival.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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My nervous system, apparently, was not exactly thriving.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
7 June 2026
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And apparently, Oliver was blown away.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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The mostly white jurors, many of whom had been victims of crimes themselves, evidently identified with Goetz; when the trial ended, some even asked to have Goetz sign their jury cards.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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The three decades since Kotter ended have not, evidently, been kind to the show, as the audience during dress rehearsal completely failed to recognize Ferrell's resemblance to Kaplan, and thus, the thrust of the joke.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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But as the team made its announcement, its tactics across years of negotiations — including ostensibly definitive statements about their intentions at a number of different sites in the region — drove several top Illinois leaders to open frustration.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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In Oakland, Measure E would have raised $34 million in parcel taxes, ostensibly to fund public safety efforts.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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Take a cue from the NCAA’s March Madness frenzy and prepare for, supposedly, the greatest show on Earth.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Wilkes was a member of the supposedly licentious Hellfire Club, one of those groups (think of Led Zeppelin in our time) known for satanic pursuits that probably were mostly drunken stunts.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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In those pages, Fiedler dared to argue that many of America’s boyish and putatively innocent classics are in fact fantasies of interracial, homosexual romance.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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But with supposedly or putatively race-neutral methods, for 100 years, the right to vote was denied.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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